
The landscape of Pszów is dominated by the towers of an imposing Baroque basilica, where the Mother of God smiles intriguingly from a painting, and by the shafts of the disused “Anna” hard coal mine, which operated for nearly 180 years. It is a typical Silesian town, where the history of the sanctuary is intertwined with that of mining and the Silesian Uprisings.
We prepared an audio tour that will take you to both of these places. The route leads from the centre with its obelisk commemorating the incorporation of Silesia into Poland, through the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Smile, all the way to the “Anna” shaft, bringing you closer to the town's history along the way – from legends to the 20th century.
The tour is available in Polish.